Alexander Ernst Fesca (1820-1849) - Premier grand septuor (1842)

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Alexander Ernst Fesca! 🎹📯 Composer: Alexander Ernst Fesca (1820-1849) Work: Premier grand septuor c-moll, (1842), IAF 13 Performers: Collegium con basso Premier grand septuor (1842) 1. Allegro con spirito 0:00 2. Andante con moto 8:53 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivo 14:21 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco 22:38 Painting: Thomas Le Clear (1818-1882) - Interior with Portraits () HD image: Further info: Listen free: No available --- Alexander Ernst Fesca (Karlsruhe, 22 May 1820 - Brunswick, 22 February 1849) German pianist and composer, son of Friedrich Fesca (1789-1826) and Charlotte Dingelstedt, daughter of the horn player Johann Heinrich Dingelstedt. He received his first lessons from his father and made his debut at the age of 11 as a pianist in Karlsruhe. When he was 14 he went to Berlin, where he entered the Royal Academy of the Arts, and studied composition and harmony with Karl Rungenhagen and August Wilhelm Bach, instrumentation with Schneider and the piano with Wilhelm Taubert. In 1838 he returned to Karlsruhe, where his first opera, Mariette, was performed. He began his first concert tour as a piano virtuoso in autumn 1839. His second opera was performed at Karlsruhe in 1841, and in the same year he became chamber virtuoso to Prince Carl Egon von Fürstenburg. Through his concert tours Fesca gained a reputation as a talented pianist. He was a prolific composer of songs, chamber and piano music which often lack originality. His best works include the Piano Sextet op.8, though he is remembered chiefly for his songs. His operatic style was influenced by Albert Lortzing and Heinrich Marschner. On 22 February 1849, aged 28, died of lung disease in Braunschweig.